Australian Labor party profile

Labour leader Bill Shorten - AAP

Labour leader Bill Shorten - AAP Source: Labour leader Bill Shorten - AAP

Starting as underdog in this campaign and with a former union official as leader, the Australian Labor Party (ALP) is the nation's oldest active political party. It has contested state elections from 1891 and every federal election since Federation in 1901 and is proud of its long history fighting for workers. This feature reveal more details.



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